Tonight, we tackle some big issues like bills that impact local control and public participation, as well as ongoing attacks on energy. There are also really complicated things happening with land use planning in Montana. Special thanks to Makenna Sellers of MREA for helping supply some information on energy bills during this call.
Links shared during this call:
- SB 228: https://meic.org/bill-tracker/#/88
- SB 208: https://meic.org/bill-tracker/#/85
- SB 178: https://meic.org/bill-tracker/#/81
- Here’s some info on our website about gas pollution, both in transportation and in usage in homes: https://meic.org/oil-and-gas-pollutio…
- Here is a primer on crypto if you need it: https://meic.org/cryptocurrency
- Remember that you can also submit comments through the legislature’s website: https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/ –
- Some info from Makenna Sellers, MREA: Re cost comparison of cost of solar ready vs cost of retrofit, Berkeley National Labs (covering a sample that was mostly CA but some other state data was gathered) found that systems in new construction were about $0.40/W cheaper than retrofit systems after controlling for other price drivers. Here’s the report: https://emp.lbl.gov/sites/default/fil…
- LC 0590 language. It hasn’t been introduced yet. https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2023/billpdf…
- To attend the Legislative Roadshow in Butte, RSVP to Matthew: mpassini@meic.org
- We’ll be in Kalispell on Feb. 9 at 6 pm — more details on www.meic.org/events
- MREA is hosting the Renewable Rendezvous on Feb 13 with guests from the City of Billings making strides for clean energy and sustainability. https://www.facebook.com/events/14679…
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